Quality of life comparison
If you lived in China instead of Luxembourg, you would:
Health
be 72.6% less likely to be obese
In Luxembourg, 22.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In China, that number is 6.2% of people as of 2016.
live 6.9 years less
In Luxembourg, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In China, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 32.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Luxembourg, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In China, that number is 3.6% as of 2019.
be 96.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Luxembourg, 17.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In China, however, that number is 0.6% as of 2019.
make 85.1% less money
Luxembourg has a GDP per capita of $110,300 as of 2020, while in China, the GDP per capita is $16,400 as of 2020.
Life
be 5.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Luxembourg, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In China, 29.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Luxembourg, approximately 3.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In China, on the other hand, 6.8 children do as of 2022.
have 14.5% fewer children
In Luxembourg, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In China, there are 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 29.3% less likely to have internet access
In Luxembourg, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In China, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
China: At a glance
How big is China compared to Luxembourg? See an in-depth size comparison.